“This is a 5!star review for the employees at Alabaster Aldi’s. A special shout out goes to Johnathan at the cash register who was doing several things at one time (checked ID, took cash payment from a credit card only check out, answered questions) all while checking my grocery haul and placing them into my individual boxes. Thank you. There is personal service…just ask.”
“I cannot give enough rave reviews about their Pharmacy department. They ALL get 5 stars!! And Greg, who works in the Seafood Department, is just amazing… The Customer Service is beyond 5 stars!!”
“Oh gosh, me and my daughter had the best experience. Sadie is the sweetest, played peekaboo with my daughter and even gave her a balloon. She was the absolute best!”
“Just got some great customer service from this location. Big shout out to Gerald the assistant store manager. I got gas at the gas station the other day and forgot to print a copy of my receipt and upload it to my credit card app. This was a business expense so I needed the receipt. Gerald dug through hundreds of receipts for about 10 minutes to find it for me. This is what true Customer Service looks like. Thanks again.”
“This is one of our favorite places! The lengua is always cooked to perfection, the tres leches is a family favorite, and the vegetables are consistently fresh. The staff is wonderful, the atmosphere is welcoming, and the prices are fair. We love supporting this business! (We make Pho at home and I always add the lengua to mine)”
“The Alabaster Supercenter is a really friendly place to shop. I really like Carolyn who works in Self-Checkout she is very kind,sincere and has a great heart. I also really like Mr Mike he is so welcoming and warm. Thank-you for the help.”
“The young lady that assisted me was Brittany she is Kind Polite and VERY Knowledgeable but she is Also an EXTREMELY HARD WORKER this is the BEST this location has looked in YEARS. I can’t brag enough on the girls Brittney and Meredith they have improved this location tremendously- I live within a 1/2 mile from this location and up until 1 month ago I avoided this location simply because of the way it looked and smelled now it’s just bright and VIBRANT Good Job Girls and GREAT JOB Dollar General ! So thankful for a clean place to come and shop.”
“In these new times, Walmart is one of the few grocery stores that do online ordering and curbside pickup, and it is much appreciated. It's not always easy to get a good pick-up time, but when I've been to do a pick up, there are never more than three cars (including mine) even though there are 10+ spaces available. If you can't get a pick up time BEFORE NOON, best to wait until another day unless there are things you cannot do without. Even with allowing substitutions, items that were in stock that morning have an ever increasing chance of being out of stock by the time they pull your order. Also know that there are items that are definitely in stock in the store that they will not offer/allow for pick up at all, which kind of defeats the purpose of wanting pick up. (Like standard grocery items that don't even show as out of stock, they've just apparently pulled them from the option pool for pick up at all.) The four-stars are solely for the staff who work the grocery pick up. They're usually very young, and always friendly and helpful. I'm impressed with how they've adapted. Otherwise, Walmart in general is a solid three-star. **Even in better times** they seem to be out of random things, and it can be frustrating. You can go in for the most off-the-wall thing, and they are somehow always out of the primary reason for your shopping trip that day.”
“In these new times, Walmart is one of the few grocery stores that do online ordering and curbside pickup, and it is much appreciated. It's not always easy to get a good pick-up time, but when I've been to do a pick up, there are never more than three cars (including mine) even though there are 10+ spaces available. If you can't get a pick up time BEFORE NOON, best to wait until another day unless there are things you cannot do without. Even with allowing substitutions, items that were in stock that morning have an ever increasing chance of being out of stock by the time they pull your order. Also know that there are items that are definitely in stock in the store that they will not offer/allow for pick up at all, which kind of defeats the purpose of wanting pick up. (Like standard grocery items that don't even show as out of stock, they've just apparently pulled them from the option pool for pick up at all.) The four-stars are solely for the staff who work the grocery pick up. They're usually very young, and always friendly and helpful. I'm impressed with how they've adapted. Otherwise, Walmart in general is a solid three-star. **Even in better times** they seem to be out of random things, and it can be frustrating. You can go in for the most off-the-wall thing, and they are somehow always out of the primary reason for your shopping trip that day.”
Walmart wants your groceries at the door before the ice cream softens. On May 29, the retailer said its 30-minute-or-less delivery had reached 33 U.S. markets, adding a wave of new cities across the Northeast. Shoppers in those areas can order from more than 100,000 items, everything from fresh produce and baby formula to pet food, electronics, cold medicine, and prescriptions. Behind the scenes, the service leans on Walmart's store network and an algorithm that factors in order size, available drivers, and distance from the store.
Trader Joe's keeps adding stores, and shoppers keep showing up. The California grocer has marked nine more locations as "opening soon," pushing its expansion into new corners of the country. The grocer also took first place in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 supermarket rankings. It has held a spot near the top of that list for years.
Target is rolling out its most ambitious store overhaul in more than ten years, with plans to remodel over 130 locations and open 30 new stores across the country this year. The retailer is also putting money into supply chain technology upgrades to keep pace with how shoppers buy today.
Kroger is spending $112 million to build two new stores and renovate 15 existing locations across central and northwest Ohio. The company calls it a "record-breaking" commitment to the region. The two new Kroger Marketplace stores will rise in Canal Winchester and Delaware, Ohio, each costing roughly $30 million to build. Kroger broke ground on the Canal Winchester location on March 19 at the southeast corner of Diley Road and Greengate Boulevard. The 118,000-square-foot store is expected to open in late fall 2026 and will create around 250 jobs.
Loblaw Companies Limited is putting serious money into its retail network this year. Canada's largest food and pharmacy retailer announced it will spend $2.4 billion in 2026 to open new stores, renovate existing locations and strengthen its supply chain. The company plans to open 70 new stores in 2026. That includes 34 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix pharmacies and care clinics, along with 31 hard-discount No Frills and Maxi grocery stores. On top of the new openings, Loblaw will renovate another 191 stores and continue construction on a roughly 1.2 million-square-foot automated distribution center in Caledon, Ontario.
